The Dell Social Innovation Competition takes place in three elimination rounds. It's easy! Enter your idea in the competition and take the first step in making your idea a reality.

• Idea Submission: Students from any college or university in the world are invited to enter their ideas to change the world. When you enter, the title and description of the idea is viewable by the public. Students and the public can read the ideas and vote for their favorites. The judges from the RGK Center for Philanthropy & Community Service in the LBJ School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas select up to 75 semifinalist entries to move to the second round of competition. Also, the 25 ideas with the most votes move forward as semifinalists.
• Social Venture Plan & Video: In round two, semifinalists create a written plan detailing the social venture and 3-minute video pitch. Along with public voting, the social venture plans are judged by luminaries of academia, business, government and the nonprofit sector to select three finalist teams. Venture Plan & Video Guidelines


• Final Presentations & Awards: The three finalist teams representing universities worldwide will fly to Texas to pitch their ideas live in front of a panel of expert judges. The judges will deliberate and award a grand prize at the reception following the presentations. The competition covers travel expenses for two members of each finalist team to visit The University of Texas at Austin for the final round of competition. Final Presentation Guidelines